Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Welcome to Toot Toot Tuesday, where we feature Theatrefolk’s productions by schools and student performers from all over the world. Today we are tooting the horn for Keigan Page at …
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We love these pictures of James River High School's production of Cobweb Dreams. Director Allison Oyler said about their experience that "We thoroughly enjoyed putting up Cobweb Dreams last …
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 10, 2017
Welcome to Toot Toot Tuesday, where we feature Theatrefolk’s productions by schools and student performers from all over the world. Today we are tooting the horn for Jane Purdy a…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 3, 2017
Welcome to our very first Toot Toot Tuesday, where we feature Theatrefolk’s productions by schools and student performers from all over the world. Today we are tooting the horn for …
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM[SHARE]Monday, January 2, 2017
Welcome to our New Play Feature. Today we take a journey Ancient Greek choral storytelling with a modern twist! Pandora's Fire brings the greek myth of Pandora's box to life. Pandora was giv…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 20, 2016
You need scripts. For your classes. For your after school program. For competition. But where do you start? How many catalogues are stacked on your desk right now? Sometimes it's a jungle ou…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 6, 2016
You need scripts. For your classes. For your after school program. For competition. But where do you start? How many catalogues are stacked on your desk right now? Sometimes it's a jungle ou…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 22, 2016
You need scripts. For your classes. For your after school program. For competition. But where do you start? How many catalogues are stacked on your desk right now? Sometimes it's a jungle ou…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM[SHARE]Monday, November 21, 2016
Ensemble Definition A unit or group of complementary parts that contributes to a single effect; all the parts of something considered together and in relation to the whole; the general or to…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM[SHARE]Monday, November 14, 2016
Directing a musical is a daunting feat. We spoke with three teachers about their experience directing musicals at the school level . From their experiences, we've got 5 tips to share that…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 8, 2016
You need scripts. For your classes. For your after school program. For competition. But where do you start? How many catalogues are stacked on your desk right now? Sometimes it's a jungle ou…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM[SHARE]Saturday, October 29, 2016
For many drama teachers, a dwindling production budget is an ongoing struggle. How do you put up a full production with limited funds? Beth Goodwin portrays the double whammy she works in a …
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, October 25, 2016
You need scripts. For your classes. For your after school program. For competition. But where do you start? How many catalogues are stacked on your desk right now? Sometimes it's a jungle ou…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM[SHARE]Saturday, October 22, 2016
We recorded a podcast featuring 9 teachers from all over the country, in both middle school and high school programs, to find out what makes them able to do it all when directing a play. …
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM[SHARE]Saturday, October 15, 2016
Directors need to have a vision for the play. That means ALL directors: professional, community, high school, and middle school. Why is it important to have a vision? A vision gives the play…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, October 11, 2016
You need scripts. For your classes. For your after school program. For competition. But where do you start? How many catalogues are stacked on your desk right now? Sometimes it's a jungle ou…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, September 27, 2016
You need scripts. For your classes. For your after school program. For competition. But where do you start? How many catalogues are stacked on your desk right now? Sometimes it's a jungle ou…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, September 13, 2016
You need scripts. For your classes. For your after school program. For competition. But where do you start? How many catalogues are stacked on your desk right now? Sometimes it's a jungle ou…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM[SHARE]Monday, September 12, 2016
Cross-Curricular Success Stories "Cross-curricular" is a huge buzz word. We've talked in previous posts about how you can explore other subjects through drama, but what about drama in other …
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM[SHARE]Friday, September 9, 2016
We're proud to share a theatre education series on Breaking Character Magazine. Read more here.
The post Playwriting Power: Highlighting Student Voice appeared first on Breaking Character.
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The phrase "a picture tells a thousand words" is pretty well-worn, yet the concept has proven true time and time again. Look at any picture that captures a moment in action – the words…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 30, 2016
You need scripts. For your classes. For your after school program. For competition. But where do you start? How many catalogues are stacked on your desk right now? Sometimes it's a jungle ou…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM[SHARE]Monday, August 22, 2016
Q&A with Pilar Orti Lindsay Price talked with Pilar Orti, author of Your Handy Companion to Devising and Physical Theatre, about her experiences with devising in the drama classroom. Her…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 16, 2016
You need scripts. For your classes. For your after school program. For competition. But where do you start? How many catalogues are stacked on your desk right now? Sometimes it's a jungle ou…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM[SHARE]Monday, August 15, 2016
For some of you, school has already started. For others, that first day is looming right around the corner. Either way, it's easy to get tossed into the whirlwind that is the beginning of th…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM[SHARE]Saturday, August 13, 2016
As a teacher and director, one of my first priorities at the beginning of a new class or rehearsal process is to learn everyone's names as quickly as possible. It makes students feel importa…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM[SHARE]Saturday, July 30, 2016
There are many ways to give participation marks in the drama classroom. How do students engage in classroom discussion? How do they participate in warmups and exercises? How do students work…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM[SHARE]Saturday, July 23, 2016
“Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.” -Stephen R. Covey How many times have you been giving instruction in class and wh…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM[SHARE]Monday, July 18, 2016
We were lucky enough to speak with two teachers at Northwest Middle School in Flowood, MS – Emily Wright and Genifer Freeman – about how the entire school (even the Principal) go…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM[SHARE]Saturday, July 16, 2016
We're always asking students to reflect. It's almost like a knee-jerk reaction. Reflect on that exercise! Reflect on group work! Reflect on the unit! Here's a rubric just for reflections! Bu…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM[SHARE]Monday, June 20, 2016
One thing that often comes up in student writing is that characters only seem to exist from the first page to the last page. Students don't think of their characters as having lives outside …
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